Few details about Woodsboro death released

CORPUS CHRISTI - Authorities have launched a death investigation in Woodsboro after a man was found early Wednesday, dead of an apparent gunshot wound.

Paul Lopez, 43, of Woodsboro, was found bloodied and unresponsive in a backyard just before 4 a.m., according to a Refugio County Sheriff’s Office news release. Authorities did not say whether the case is a homicide investigation.

Lopez was found by a family member in a yard in the 100 block of Borden Road in Woodsboro, officials said.

Justice of the Peace Emi Riemenschneider ordered an autopsy, which was conducted Thursday in Lockhart by Dr. Suzanna Dana. Dana works for a private company, not a governmental agency, so she referred questions about cause and manner of death to Riemenschneider, who referred calls to the Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities are asking that anyone with information contact the Sheriff’s Office and investigators Lt. Martin Deleon or Sgt. Glen Gransham at 526-2351.